Italian Muslims to attend Jubilee opening ceremonies

(see related)(ANSA) - Rome, December 7 - Delegates from Italy's Islamic community will attend the December 8 ceremonies for the start of the pope's Jubilee or Holy Year of Mercy, the Union of Islamic Communities in Italy (UCOII) said Monday. "A delegation will be in St. Peter's Square tomorrow," UCOII President Izzedine Elzir told ANSA. "It is a gesture of sharing in this great event and in the mercy that unites the whole of humanity, to join together against fear". The UCOII firmly condemned the November 13 Islamist terror attacks in Paris.